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states. and lord craig and the baroness taking their places on either side of the throne. when the queen is ready, she will ask members of the house of lords to be seated, and they will give her signal for black rod to be dispatched to the commons. >> you may be seated. . . he will have to knock in order to gain entrance. >> mr. speaker, the queen commands this honorable house to attend her person immediately and the house of lords. it in the house of lords. >> the sergeant of arms leads the party out of the chambers of commons. >> royal expenses along the way. >> the great fun of this procession -- you can usually tell by the expression on their faces. >> and the crash is under way. -- and the crush is under way. gordon brown looking very serious. alistair darling and other senior members of the commons. there is no room for 650 mp's and house of lords so they will have to crowd up to what they call the bar to listen to the queen's speech itself. it is a bit of a crush. >> many times, it is
states. and lord craig and the baroness taking their places on either side of the throne. when the queen is ready, she will ask members of the house of lords to be seated, and they will give her signal for black rod to be dispatched to the commons. >> you may be seated. . . he will have to knock in order to gain entrance. >> mr. speaker, the queen commands this honorable house to attend her person immediately and the house of lords. it in the house of lords. >> the sergeant of...
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our fear is what happens when they return tb united states -- to the united states. this pass september, -- this past of timbeseptember, an offie building was targeted. in springfield, at a federal building was targeted. finally, there was a recent arrest of two chicagoans would direct links to a group that was responsible for the november 2008 mumbai terrorist attacks. they seem to be plotting against targets. they appear to have been radicalized in the united states. given the evidence, one must conclude the radicalization of violence is occurring in the united states. given what seems to be a pattern of individuals, the nypd has invested a substantial effort in order to assess the quantity of a process that warrants the radicalization traject tree -- trajectory. it is consistent with the model from the 2007 nypd report that suggested four phases. driving this process is the proliferation of al qaeda ideology intertwined with real political grievances in a war against islam and provides justification to young men with an remarkable background to pursue violent extr
our fear is what happens when they return tb united states -- to the united states. this pass september, -- this past of timbeseptember, an offie building was targeted. in springfield, at a federal building was targeted. finally, there was a recent arrest of two chicagoans would direct links to a group that was responsible for the november 2008 mumbai terrorist attacks. they seem to be plotting against targets. they appear to have been radicalized in the united states. given the evidence, one...
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our fear is what happens when they return tb united states -- to the united states. this pass september, -- this past of timbeseptember, an offie building was targeted. in springfield, at a federal building was targeted. finally, there was a recent arrest of two chicagoans would direct links to a group that was responsible for the november 2008 mumbai terrorist attacks. they seem to be plotting against targets. they appear to have been radicalized in the united states. given the evidence, one must conclude the radicalization of violence is occurring in the united states. given what seems to be a pattern of individuals, the nypd has invested a substantial effort in order to assess the quantity of a process that warrants the radicalization traject tree -- trajectory. it is consistent with the model from the 2007 nypd report that suggested four phases. driving this process is the proliferation of al qaeda ideology intertwined with real political grievances in a war against islam and provides justification to young men with an remarkable background to pursue violent extr
our fear is what happens when they return tb united states -- to the united states. this pass september, -- this past of timbeseptember, an offie building was targeted. in springfield, at a federal building was targeted. finally, there was a recent arrest of two chicagoans would direct links to a group that was responsible for the november 2008 mumbai terrorist attacks. they seem to be plotting against targets. they appear to have been radicalized in the united states. given the evidence, one...
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he was radicalized in the united states. at least 15 men of somali descent have ral calized over the last few years and of the and have left the united states to fight somalia. they joined a terrorist group associated with al-qaeda based in somalia. our fear is what happens when they return to the united states? australia has already thwarted a plot just this year involving individuals who fought against al-shabob and returning. and this past september was plots in lone wolves in both dallas, texas and springfield illinois. those these individuals were not part of any group, much of their radicalization seems u.s.-based. and finally, there were the recent arrests of two chicagoans with direct links to a group that was responsible for the november 2008 mumbai terrorist attack. though these men seemed to be plotting in targets in denmark, once again it appears that these individuals were radicalized in the united states. given the evidence of the past 12-month period one must conclude that radicalization to violence is occurri
he was radicalized in the united states. at least 15 men of somali descent have ral calized over the last few years and of the and have left the united states to fight somalia. they joined a terrorist group associated with al-qaeda based in somalia. our fear is what happens when they return to the united states? australia has already thwarted a plot just this year involving individuals who fought against al-shabob and returning. and this past september was plots in lone wolves in both dallas,...
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he was born and raised in the united states. he graduated from virginia tech with a degree in biochemistry and earned his medical degree while in the army. although he was never deployed outside the u.s., he was due to be deployed soon. >>> the owner of a convenience store in ft. hood says the man he knew came in for coffee and hash browns nearly every morning. that's him there, as you can see. he released this video exclusively to our sister network, cnn. it shows hasan in the store just hours before the shooting. the store owner says hasan often chatted with him when he stopped in. >> there was one exchange that stuck out in his mind. this was a regular customer. about a week ago he came in and seemed to want to talk. he knew the store owner had been overseas. he expressed to him he was worried about his up coming deployment he expressed he had a problem as a religious conflict. but as a fellow muslim and someone of faith he had a problem with having perhaps the opportunity in the future to have to shoot or injure or kill or f
he was born and raised in the united states. he graduated from virginia tech with a degree in biochemistry and earned his medical degree while in the army. although he was never deployed outside the u.s., he was due to be deployed soon. >>> the owner of a convenience store in ft. hood says the man he knew came in for coffee and hash browns nearly every morning. that's him there, as you can see. he released this video exclusively to our sister network, cnn. it shows hasan in the store...
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he was the chief justice of the united states. he is the chief justice of the united states. that is his official title in the constitution. and because the chief justice of the country -- there are all these different layers. he is the leader of the bench. he is the boss of the court, and that includes all of these employees in the building and the staff that you go to the federal judiciary, which has a multibillion-dollar budget and a whole host of all of these judges over the country. and then he becomes chief justice of the united states, with test for responsibility. it is amazing what you have when you have a chief justice, and i think david does well in terms of the kind of role he fits. you will hear people in some cases be critical. that is the role of the court. but david is making an important point about the role of the chief justice. >> i am interested that you describe these judges as well- prepared. are there instances where you see them not-well-prepared? >> sure, but never publicly. >> and i can say so, i don't need a vote. there are times for a justice will
he was the chief justice of the united states. he is the chief justice of the united states. that is his official title in the constitution. and because the chief justice of the country -- there are all these different layers. he is the leader of the bench. he is the boss of the court, and that includes all of these employees in the building and the staff that you go to the federal judiciary, which has a multibillion-dollar budget and a whole host of all of these judges over the country. and...
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a lot of these cases throughout the united states. i really believe something has to be done at the legislative process where it mandates these judges to do something. tying their hands and having to give these people real sentences. because this goes on, when it goes on for two decades like this and little children continue to become victimized like this in such horrific ways something has to be done. >> exactly. michelle, do we know a lady like this who again we don't know what happened to a 3-year-old, vanished, don't know what happened. we know that she's -- she was convicted of assault and battery with intent to kill a 6-year-old. was she monitored after her 80-day sentence? >> that's one of the questions i have right now and i'm waiting for investigators to call me back on, the ones in south carolina that is, the ones in florida i'm in touch with a lot. i think they're all piecing everything together. i do know there is an investigator that drove down from south carolina and arrived in florida not too long ago to be able to sit
a lot of these cases throughout the united states. i really believe something has to be done at the legislative process where it mandates these judges to do something. tying their hands and having to give these people real sentences. because this goes on, when it goes on for two decades like this and little children continue to become victimized like this in such horrific ways something has to be done. >> exactly. michelle, do we know a lady like this who again we don't know what happened...
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against the united states. it was the first trial in which an accused defendant appealed to a higher law to justify violent crimes. it was a trial that involved more than just a determination of an individuals guilt or innocence, according to laws laid down in statute books and in case reports. it was a trial that pitted two starkly different moral visions against each other. one of these visions defended the institution of chattel slavery as traditional, necessary, just and worthy of protection from outside interference. particularly, from the outside interference of northern abolitionists, like john brown. the other condemned slavery as an affront to human rights, a violation of god's law, and an embarrassment to a nation that claim to be founded on the self-evident truth that all men are created equal. and the quest of the truck, brown did not argue that he was innocent of violating the laws of virginia. laws that prohibited murder. and in citing slaves to rebellion and committing treason against the commonw
against the united states. it was the first trial in which an accused defendant appealed to a higher law to justify violent crimes. it was a trial that involved more than just a determination of an individuals guilt or innocence, according to laws laid down in statute books and in case reports. it was a trial that pitted two starkly different moral visions against each other. one of these visions defended the institution of chattel slavery as traditional, necessary, just and worthy of...
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and where national guardsmen deploy here in the united states or overseas. state guardsmen only deploy within the 50 states. >> what job do you do? >> they have me do public affairs. >> you talk, don't you? >> i enlisted right after the terrorist attacks. someone told me about the state guard and i was like, wow. i'm too hold to go into regular army reserves or national guard. but this gave me an opportunity to serve. >> you look great. you look great and -- >> i would like on my website at clarkhoward.com i have a guide to all the states that have state guards. and how people can volunteer and enlist. >> but you're an example that you don't have to be someone toting a gun to be able to serve. >> would you want me toting a gun? let's take a vote who wants me carrying a gun? who wants me not carrying a gun? okay. not much faith in me carrying a gun. >> your weapon is your information with finances and you help us. >> oh, very good. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> i'm an american soldier! i will never accept defeat! i will never quit! i am an american
and where national guardsmen deploy here in the united states or overseas. state guardsmen only deploy within the 50 states. >> what job do you do? >> they have me do public affairs. >> you talk, don't you? >> i enlisted right after the terrorist attacks. someone told me about the state guard and i was like, wow. i'm too hold to go into regular army reserves or national guard. but this gave me an opportunity to serve. >> you look great. you look great and --...
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that includes the big three grain producers, china, india and the united states. one of the most dramatic water stories that is the unfolding in the world is in saudi arabia. after the arab oil export embargo in the 1970's the saudis realize they would be vulnerable to a counter grain export environments because they were importing much of their grain so they began to figure out what to do. using their oil drilling-- they found an offer, and not cofer where there is not naturally recharge so they started pumping it and they had a support rhee for price about the market level and for more than 20 years they have been self-sufficient in wheat production, but last year they announce that the aquifer was largely depleted and they would be reducing their grain harvest 518 each year until by 2016 it would be out of the grain production business entirely and dependent on importers to feed what will then be a population of 30 million people. what is interesting about this is not so much the effect on the world grain balanced because the saudi wheat harvest was under half
that includes the big three grain producers, china, india and the united states. one of the most dramatic water stories that is the unfolding in the world is in saudi arabia. after the arab oil export embargo in the 1970's the saudis realize they would be vulnerable to a counter grain export environments because they were importing much of their grain so they began to figure out what to do. using their oil drilling-- they found an offer, and not cofer where there is not naturally recharge so...
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you don't go to a town hall meeting with the president of the united states with a gun. you don't. you don't. you don't shout down a senator or congressman because that is disrespectful. [applause] hold on. but you do go their with legitimate questions and you think about the language that you are going to use. i will give you an example on health care. there is a chapter on what americans really want. if you are in the medical profession it is in here about what we want on health care. that is a simple question. can you really create a trillion dollar government program, brand new, and actually make it deficit neutral? how many of you believe regardless of where you stand on health care issue, how many believe this trillion dollar government program for health care will be deficit neutral? raise your hands. one? one individual -- two. and there are a lot of obama people but only two think it is deficit neutral. if they lie to you about that, what else are they not telling us? instead of making a statement you ask it in terms of a question, you use the rhetorical. this is how i gre
you don't go to a town hall meeting with the president of the united states with a gun. you don't. you don't. you don't shout down a senator or congressman because that is disrespectful. [applause] hold on. but you do go their with legitimate questions and you think about the language that you are going to use. i will give you an example on health care. there is a chapter on what americans really want. if you are in the medical profession it is in here about what we want on health care. that is...
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three big revolutions are happening in the united states today. first, we've got a new demography and that revolution is a racial revolution. when the real majority was in full swing, nine out of ten voters in this country where whites. in 2004, that was 77% of the electorate which is one of the reasons i tell my friend mark shields watch that number, it's declining. and of course it declined even more in 2008 to 74%. partly because we have the first african-american run for president in barack obama. but that number was going to decline any way. why? because by 2042, whites are going to be a minority throughout the united states. by 2042, the census bureau a few years ago estimated 2050. they revamped that estimation out to 2042 and as a parent of a 20-year-old i think about what country she is living in. and i see it's already in the schools that she does do. because in our schools, she is a minority, being white. what's going on? immigration is going on. we have more foreign-born living in the state of california today than there are people in
three big revolutions are happening in the united states today. first, we've got a new demography and that revolution is a racial revolution. when the real majority was in full swing, nine out of ten voters in this country where whites. in 2004, that was 77% of the electorate which is one of the reasons i tell my friend mark shields watch that number, it's declining. and of course it declined even more in 2008 to 74%. partly because we have the first african-american run for president in barack...
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the united states will host the apex summit in hawaii in 2011. the host gets to dictate what guests wear for the summit's official picture. the president says he looks forward to seeing the other leaders decked out in flowered shirts and grass skirts. >>> some guantanamo bay detainees could be transferred to this prison in northern illinois. two obama administration officials tell cnn federal officials will visit the correctional center tomorrow, about 150 miles west of chicago. illinois governor pat quinn described the prison as state of the art and virtually empty. the obama administration promised to close guantanamo by january with 22nd, but it's having trouble meeting that deadline. >> we know now, after many months in office, that there aren't nations out there who are going to take these 200 or so detainees left in guantanamo so the idea of relocating these prisoners in the united states is a reality that the obama administration is confronting. >> a republican lawmaker from chicago is already saying that would invite terrorist attacks on
the united states will host the apex summit in hawaii in 2011. the host gets to dictate what guests wear for the summit's official picture. the president says he looks forward to seeing the other leaders decked out in flowered shirts and grass skirts. >>> some guantanamo bay detainees could be transferred to this prison in northern illinois. two obama administration officials tell cnn federal officials will visit the correctional center tomorrow, about 150 miles west of chicago....
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and in that wave, not one has chosen to adopt the united states system. and we should ask why. because it doesn't provide the same kind of representation. i do believe we should have proportional representation and if we don't get there yet, choice of maximizing system or a combination thereof because how many people saw the front page of "the new york times" article on wednesday, october 7? they talk about new york city had a runoff election, in a city of 8 million people, almost nobody showed up to vote. 3 million registered democrats and you had some districts were actually nobody, nobody came to vote. we can do better than this, and
and in that wave, not one has chosen to adopt the united states system. and we should ask why. because it doesn't provide the same kind of representation. i do believe we should have proportional representation and if we don't get there yet, choice of maximizing system or a combination thereof because how many people saw the front page of "the new york times" article on wednesday, october 7? they talk about new york city had a runoff election, in a city of 8 million people, almost...
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there is always the united states postal service. i don't know where they get the service from, but nevertheless. it may be a good thing to have less government and less effective government. we may be very fortunate we don't get all the government will pay for. >> can i answer the gentleman's question? there have been studies on this. a good book to read would be thomas patterson's "the vanishing voter" where he interviewed something like 90,000 voters. there is a correlation. first you see a correlation in interest in the election itself a new look at the that turned out for ross perot compared to the other debates that didn't have a third party. and that is one of the things that people site. conveniences'. i can't get to the polls. but it is one of the factors, there is not the range of choice. there are a number of studies that have been done on this. there probably should be more. i am going to defend this service here and say that i think it would be fair, more fair to say that there are things that are ineffectively regulated
there is always the united states postal service. i don't know where they get the service from, but nevertheless. it may be a good thing to have less government and less effective government. we may be very fortunate we don't get all the government will pay for. >> can i answer the gentleman's question? there have been studies on this. a good book to read would be thomas patterson's "the vanishing voter" where he interviewed something like 90,000 voters. there is a correlation....
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much of it comes from the united states. i remember there's a show called "the greenhouse conspiracy" and the director was on camera saying how important it was to keep the money coming for is graduate students. host: president obama says he will go to the meeting in copenhagen and they will talk about global climate change. does the news of these dr. e- mails or the mills that talk about -- or the e-mails that talk about this, will they will -- will that hamper his efforts? guest: he is saying he could do something in copenhagen that he cannot do. if he is going to commit the united states to a carbon emissions reduction of 80%, the senate has to pass that. it is debatable whether it will pass the senate. he cannot do that. it has to pass the senate. i bet there are a lot of people in the senate who are sitting on the fans who are mad as heck that he went out in public and said the u.s. will do this. that forces them to vote on something they don't want to vote on it puts them at loggerheads with the president on a critical
much of it comes from the united states. i remember there's a show called "the greenhouse conspiracy" and the director was on camera saying how important it was to keep the money coming for is graduate students. host: president obama says he will go to the meeting in copenhagen and they will talk about global climate change. does the news of these dr. e- mails or the mills that talk about -- or the e-mails that talk about this, will they will -- will that hamper his efforts? guest: he...
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the biggest question facing the united states is ourselves. it is rather whether institutions are ready for the challenge to function and tackle real challenges. i do not have the answer to that. in the past, we have the capacity of making ourselves, of dynamism. it is more a political science question as to whether our politics will allow our country to tackle the deficit, or whether politics are so entrenched that they have made these problems tragic. at the end of the day, what makes history more than anything else is people and ideas. i believe again that the child -- the trial for us is to continue to create a political process for people and ideas to proper. i'm afraid that the answer to that is not obvious. i think there are real questions about whether the politics of the united states, whether the institutions have become sufficiently sclerotic, and special interests, whether we are in a position to assert leadership. [applause] >> thank you. >> thank you for your leadership. this is an amazing place. when roger asked me to speak this
the biggest question facing the united states is ourselves. it is rather whether institutions are ready for the challenge to function and tackle real challenges. i do not have the answer to that. in the past, we have the capacity of making ourselves, of dynamism. it is more a political science question as to whether our politics will allow our country to tackle the deficit, or whether politics are so entrenched that they have made these problems tragic. at the end of the day, what makes history...
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and in that wave, not one has chosen to adopt the united states system. and we should ask why. because it doesn't provide the same kind of representation. i do believe we should have proportional representation and if we don't get there yet, joyce maximizing voting systems or in combination thereof it has him up for example, how many saw the front page of "the new york times" article wednesday october 7 when attacked about the runoff election in a city of 8 million people almost nobody showed up to vote. 3 million registered democrats and some districts are actually nobody, nobody came to vote. we can do better than this. and so maybe -- and i would start with the constitution because i believe we shouldn't start looking at things like electoral college, which are acronyms that now and i think those might be fighting words here, and i'm happy to engage now. and how we want to improve our system. our system was great maybe for the 18 centuries, but we are now the 21st century and we have kinds of systems devised that can be applied that can do things that can make the electoral
and in that wave, not one has chosen to adopt the united states system. and we should ask why. because it doesn't provide the same kind of representation. i do believe we should have proportional representation and if we don't get there yet, joyce maximizing voting systems or in combination thereof it has him up for example, how many saw the front page of "the new york times" article wednesday october 7 when attacked about the runoff election in a city of 8 million people almost...
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the united states and the west were suddenly making loans to the soviet union. new numbers were coming out about how much they were borrowing from the west. and i proposed to do a very boring, very dry study of the impact of western capital on the soviet economy. but as i was doing that, i started thinking, why is it that defense spending is costing u.s. taxpayers so much money, and then we're turning around with our nato partners and making loans to this soviet economy, and supplying goods that they might otherwise have to divert their own resources to making, instead of building nuclear weapons, against which we were paying a bundle to defend ourselves? so, it all became sort of a policy issue. and so, i ended up -- this paper turned into a book with a very sensationalist title, called "the coming soviet crash," that said, on paper, this country is going bankrupt. and then there were implications from that that even got me involved in defense issues. so, it got interesting. >> i remember seeing you give a speech on this network back in 1989. i thought it would
the united states and the west were suddenly making loans to the soviet union. new numbers were coming out about how much they were borrowing from the west. and i proposed to do a very boring, very dry study of the impact of western capital on the soviet economy. but as i was doing that, i started thinking, why is it that defense spending is costing u.s. taxpayers so much money, and then we're turning around with our nato partners and making loans to this soviet economy, and supplying goods...
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united states must work together. -- india and the united states must work together. the challenge before us is to bring the world to full recovery from the global economic and financial crisis. i have no doubt that the creative entrepreneurial genius of the american people will ensure that the u.s. economy emerges from this crisis stronger and well-placed contribute to global economic growth. india is playing its own part in global recovery. despite the slowdown, our economy grew by 6.7% last year and is expected to grow by 6.5% in the current fiscal year. india and the united states have strong compulsions to work towards an open and liberal regime for the transfer of goods, services, investment and technology. this will stimulate the country and create jobs and spur growth in our own economies. ladies and gentleman, our generation has an opportunity given to few. to create a new global equilibrium after irreversible changes brought about by the rapid geopolitical and economic shifts of the recent past. no where are
united states must work together. -- india and the united states must work together. the challenge before us is to bring the world to full recovery from the global economic and financial crisis. i have no doubt that the creative entrepreneurial genius of the american people will ensure that the u.s. economy emerges from this crisis stronger and well-placed contribute to global economic growth. india is playing its own part in global recovery. despite the slowdown, our economy grew by 6.7% last...
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canada was not a threat to the united states. no matter what you may have thought, we're not taking over the country in any way. it is very difficult to attack the united states. one thing is the absolute shock to the system that came out of 9-11 -- 9/11. it was the first time we had an attack on our soil since the british attacked the white house. it happened a scale that will completely upset the whole country. i do not know if we have the capacity to deal with these kinds of issues. there is such an emotional response that makes it very difficult to govern, and the role of the media does not help. particularly when the media is more visual than it is reality. the images tell partial truth, the humans do not tell the truth. they distort the american political system and indeed, the american political issue. it is astounding to me to see how people can claim a victory on today's news stories. it is going on today, as we speak. i find it very discouraging. i remained optimistic about the qualities of american society. its willing
canada was not a threat to the united states. no matter what you may have thought, we're not taking over the country in any way. it is very difficult to attack the united states. one thing is the absolute shock to the system that came out of 9-11 -- 9/11. it was the first time we had an attack on our soil since the british attacked the white house. it happened a scale that will completely upset the whole country. i do not know if we have the capacity to deal with these kinds of issues. there is...
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states as the world's policeman and suggested the united states pursue the next advancement of civilization. george step nop louse speaking for then bill clinton argued they were hoe deep spending cuts. and alan trance tone -- they wanted to make sure the united states was the only main hoverageo on the world block, the global big enchilada. the following day tyler report that had bureaucratic tribal war fare had broken out. i'm shocked. say that senior white house and state department officials have harshly criticizeed the draft pentagon policy statement and one administration official was quoted as that in no way or shape represents u.s. policy. and lost in the swirl of all this was the very sinch fact that pete williams, the spokesman, pointed out or even very widely in the government, a lot of people are making comments about a document they never actually read. >> and bart gelman tried do a better job of seting the document in some context. but by and large first impressions are very hard to chape. hard to shape. and i think looking to what is striking about the press coverage is it wa
states as the world's policeman and suggested the united states pursue the next advancement of civilization. george step nop louse speaking for then bill clinton argued they were hoe deep spending cuts. and alan trance tone -- they wanted to make sure the united states was the only main hoverageo on the world block, the global big enchilada. the following day tyler report that had bureaucratic tribal war fare had broken out. i'm shocked. say that senior white house and state department...
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, early 19th century united states. they were stunned at how much america are celebrating, working for profit. he said frenchmen are concerned with making money but they don't brag about it. it would be distasteful. it is too gross. but americans actually looks at officials, mayors of towns and he said this is just unique in the world. they celebrate the celebration of work made slaveholding in the south more and more anomalous. slavery was widely condemned, but it did not die in the united states. indeed, it flourished not only in the south but only in the south. and dies in the north. it spread across the southern half of the country, and as it did it disappeared in the north, became more deeply entrenched in the south, in the southern state. in a variety of ways, socially, culturally and politically, the south began to see itself as a beleaguered minority in the bustling nation. and that's an expert mary cheney because at the time of the revolution, you have to understand, virginia was the big dog. it was constitute
, early 19th century united states. they were stunned at how much america are celebrating, working for profit. he said frenchmen are concerned with making money but they don't brag about it. it would be distasteful. it is too gross. but americans actually looks at officials, mayors of towns and he said this is just unique in the world. they celebrate the celebration of work made slaveholding in the south more and more anomalous. slavery was widely condemned, but it did not die in the united...
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. >>> so about a million folks across the united states will see their benefits expire in january unless congress moves quickly. money expert jennifer westhoven is here. that's a staggering number. >>> this may be taking a lot of lawmakers by surprise a. new report says -- you remember just two weeks ago, we've been talking about this, the new law passed giving 14 to 20 weeks more. very helpful for a lot of families to get through the holidays. but according to this report, maybe some lawmakers didn't read the fine print. they were doing all these extensions, drafting them on to a bill that expires december 31st. and the new report says that expiration date still holds true so unless congress does something fast all the benefits would run out on january 1st. the timing pretty awful for every job, richard, there are six people out there job hunting. back to you. >> at least. and so i guess is it hopeful they will probably pass that extension we hope, i guess. >> this is a group so we have to see what congress makes of this as well. >> right. it will be quite a debate. no doubt. jennifer w
. >>> so about a million folks across the united states will see their benefits expire in january unless congress moves quickly. money expert jennifer westhoven is here. that's a staggering number. >>> this may be taking a lot of lawmakers by surprise a. new report says -- you remember just two weeks ago, we've been talking about this, the new law passed giving 14 to 20 weeks more. very helpful for a lot of families to get through the holidays. but according to this report,...
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the role is to interpret the constitution of the united states. outside, almost daily expressions of protest are made by those of listing the courts except their case or role in their favor. there are private rooms seen by those that are there. it is the justices appointed for life terms that have always defined this very human institution and the buildings in which they do their work. >> i think it is the previous building in washington. it is distinctive. is a different type of marble. it is lighter and brighter. immediately, i do appreciate it. it represents a different branch of government. it really is monumental. it represents the lincoln memorial in terms of the visual impact. if you view it as a temple of justice, i think that is entirely appropriate. >> 21st come up to the steps -- when you first come up to the steps, there are too candelabras. -- two candelabras holding the scales of justice. on the of the side are the three faces. is it symbolic indication. as he traveled to the plaza, there are flagpole bases. if shows law and purpose.
the role is to interpret the constitution of the united states. outside, almost daily expressions of protest are made by those of listing the courts except their case or role in their favor. there are private rooms seen by those that are there. it is the justices appointed for life terms that have always defined this very human institution and the buildings in which they do their work. >> i think it is the previous building in washington. it is distinctive. is a different type of marble....
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we're african-americans in the united states at the right time. mrs. >> we're going to now take as many questions as we can take. i think we probably have about 10 minutes left. we're going to ask our panelists to respond at the end. we'll try to see if we can at least get three more questions in. >> thank you. i'm reverend benson from arlington, virginia. i'm a minister member of the national council of presbytery here in washington, d.c. as we move forward in this effort to talk about advocacy to right the wrong and the inickities that we see, i would like to ask all of us that are assembled here and members of congress that we be cautioned that as we move forward to promote the efforts for advocacy for our people and for other people of color that we do so on a position that supports our president and his administration as opposed to being on the opposite end. drawing on the words from reverend jackson earlier that this is a time when we turn to each other and not against each other. because i feel that sometimes it can be a move to discredit t
we're african-americans in the united states at the right time. mrs. >> we're going to now take as many questions as we can take. i think we probably have about 10 minutes left. we're going to ask our panelists to respond at the end. we'll try to see if we can at least get three more questions in. >> thank you. i'm reverend benson from arlington, virginia. i'm a minister member of the national council of presbytery here in washington, d.c. as we move forward in this effort to talk...
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"the new york times" says the cdc estimates that h1n1 may have killed 4,000 people in the united states since april. the virus isn't getting more dangerous but the cdc is now counting lab confirmed cases and deaths from complications related to h1n1. >>> president obama got four options from advisers about afghanistan, and he turned them all down. a white house official says the president has growing doubts about the afghan government, and he wants an exit strategy before sending extra troops. so he sent all his staff recommendations back to the drawing board. former secretary of state colin powell supports the president's cautious approach. >> this is a very difficult one for him, and it isn't just a one-time decision. this is a decision that will have consequences for the better part of his administration. so, mr. president, don't get pushed by the left to do nothing. don't get pushed by the right to do everything. you take your time to figure it out. you're the commander in chief and this is what you were elected for. >>> well, part of what's making this decision so hard is the presi
"the new york times" says the cdc estimates that h1n1 may have killed 4,000 people in the united states since april. the virus isn't getting more dangerous but the cdc is now counting lab confirmed cases and deaths from complications related to h1n1. >>> president obama got four options from advisers about afghanistan, and he turned them all down. a white house official says the president has growing doubts about the afghan government, and he wants an exit strategy before...
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now that the united states is engaged in an exercise, the president mentioned to me, the united states cannot play the same role in the future in stimulating global growth that happened in the past. there for other centers of growth and stimulus have to merge. it is in that context that we had a fairly good discussion about the evolving global economy. but there was no specific discussion of exchange rate of any one currency. >> recent remarks, that india is prepared for a limited war against pakistan. how do you respond to a statement like that? and india has been talking to the united states about pakistan with the concerns that you have. did you get any concrete promises from the united states on how they could possibly better monitor their aid to pakistan, and more pressure on pakistan for the trials? >> let me state categorically that india regards a strong, purposeful, peaceful pakistan to be in our national interest. we have worked in that direction. we continue to work in that direction. i have also said publicly to the american media that pakistan faces no act what so ever --
now that the united states is engaged in an exercise, the president mentioned to me, the united states cannot play the same role in the future in stimulating global growth that happened in the past. there for other centers of growth and stimulus have to merge. it is in that context that we had a fairly good discussion about the evolving global economy. but there was no specific discussion of exchange rate of any one currency. >> recent remarks, that india is prepared for a limited war...
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states our partnership -- united states. partnership will contribute to global efforts to combat climate change. we had a detailed discussion on important regional and global issues. we agreed the partnership was important for addressing the challenges of an increasingly interdependent world that we live in. the global economic crisis has brought home the fact that our prosperity is interlinked. our dialog needs to have been opened and inclusive architecture -- have an open and inclusive of architecture. [unintelligible] the focus of terrorism in our region poses great threat to the entire civilized world and has to be defeated. president obama and i have decided to strengthen our cooperations in the threats of counter-terrorism. welcomes the international interests in nuclear disarmament and non- proliferation. and we have been a consistent advocate of a world free of nuclear weapons. we will work with the united states and other countries at the nuclear security summit, which president obama is hosting next april. in our d
states our partnership -- united states. partnership will contribute to global efforts to combat climate change. we had a detailed discussion on important regional and global issues. we agreed the partnership was important for addressing the challenges of an increasingly interdependent world that we live in. the global economic crisis has brought home the fact that our prosperity is interlinked. our dialog needs to have been opened and inclusive architecture -- have an open and inclusive of...
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canada was not a threat to the united states. no matter what you may have thought, we're not taking over the country in any way. it is very difficult to attack the united states. one thing is the absolute shock to the system that came out of 9-11 -- 9/11. it was the first time we had an attack on our soil since the british attacked the white house. it happened a scale that will completely upset the whole country. i do not know if we have the capacity to deal with these kinds of issues. there is such an emotional response that makes it very difficult to govern, and the role of the media does not help. particularly when the media is more visual than it is reality. the images tell partial truth, the humans do not tell the truth. they distort the american political system and indeed, the american political issue. it is astounding to me to see how people can claim a victory on today's news stories. it is going on today, as we speak. i find it very discouraging. i remained optimistic about the qualities of american society. its willing
canada was not a threat to the united states. no matter what you may have thought, we're not taking over the country in any way. it is very difficult to attack the united states. one thing is the absolute shock to the system that came out of 9-11 -- 9/11. it was the first time we had an attack on our soil since the british attacked the white house. it happened a scale that will completely upset the whole country. i do not know if we have the capacity to deal with these kinds of issues. there is...
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we all grew up under the math that anybody can run and the president of the united states. this is the national lore but if you try to be any one and not the party favorite of one of the two major parties, quote to you. it is nearly impossible to run an effective presidential campaign outside of the two-party system. that is because we have systemic barriers even if you have a supremely qualified candidate and have popular support, we have systemic barriers that made it difficult to compete and there is no level playing field. win jim bennett writes the system is rigged and nobody cares i know of what he speaks. ballot access. actually let's start with the regulatory system. you have not had the pleasure of reading the code of federal regulations i suggest that you do so as on person i interviewed at the federal election commission explained, it is like asking a lawyer and i said i can figure this out. he said no. it is like asking a general practitioner doctor to perform brain surgery and you have to learn all of this while you do your other job. it is extremely difficult
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you don't go to a townhall meeting with the president of the united states with a gun. you don't, you don't, you don't. and you don't shut down a senator or congressman because that's just a speck full. [applause] hold on. but you do go there with legitimate questions. anything about the language that you're going to use. and i'm going to give an example is a way to close on health care because there is a chapter on what americans really want. during the medical profession. it's in here about what we want on health care. you ask a simple question. can you really create a trillion dollar government program, brand-new, and actually make it deficit neutral. how many of you really believe regardless of where you stand on the health care issue, how many of you believe that this trillion dollar government program for health care will be deficit neutral? raise your hands. one? one individual, to people. there is a lot of obama people. but my question is, if they lie to you about that, what else are they not telling us? instead of making a statement, you ask it in terms of a qu
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states. i don't think that's what the founding fathers had in mind in terms of citizens being able to run for office. public financing allows a small start candidacy people who are running independent, small parties to have at least a little bit of contribution in order to be able to get to the point where they can compete and have their candidacy in front of the american voter. ralph nader is one of the only candidates in the last three elections who's qualified as a minor party or third-party independent as for public financing matching funds in the primary. first of all as jam pointed out the statute is written so that you're not going to get as a minor party independent general election financing nellis you already proved in the past election you can garner 5% of the vote so that is absolutely no use in the current election if you are a minor party or independent. but it does allow -- what it does allow and what was critical in both the 2000 and the 2004 and 2008 campaign which i did not
states. i don't think that's what the founding fathers had in mind in terms of citizens being able to run for office. public financing allows a small start candidacy people who are running independent, small parties to have at least a little bit of contribution in order to be able to get to the point where they can compete and have their candidacy in front of the american voter. ralph nader is one of the only candidates in the last three elections who's qualified as a minor party or third-party...
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secretary of state, secretary of war, and finally, to term president of the united states, the fifth president. as governor of virginia he became the second most powerful figure in america. virginia then was america's largest, wealthiest and heavily populated state with 20% of the american population. it stretched all the way to the mississippi river and all the way north to the great lakes. it was enormous and the prestige and its importance of the governor was akin to the governors of california, illinois, new york and texas put together. and monroe was not only governor of america's most important state, he was a national hero in the revolutionary war. in other words he was a giant in his day and i don't understand why historians ignore him which is why i wrote this book to restore him to his rightful place in american history as the most important president in the early days of the nation. now some historians elevate john adams to historical prominence and most historians deify thomas jefferson and james madison and these were three great founding fathers and great political phil
secretary of state, secretary of war, and finally, to term president of the united states, the fifth president. as governor of virginia he became the second most powerful figure in america. virginia then was america's largest, wealthiest and heavily populated state with 20% of the american population. it stretched all the way to the mississippi river and all the way north to the great lakes. it was enormous and the prestige and its importance of the governor was akin to the governors of...
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they committed murder here in the united states and we'll seek justice here in the united states. they committed crimes of murder in our country, and we will prosecute them in our country. we're the most powerful nation on earth. we have a justice system that is the envy of the world. we will not be afraid. we will still go forward, and we will prosecute them. war crimes and crimes of terror and murder can successfully be prosecuted in our federal courts, and we've done it over and over and over again. america's response to these acts is is not to cower in fear but to show the world that we are strong, resilient and determined. we don't jury-rig secret trials or kang rue courts as some of our adversaries do. we can rely on the american justice system and i urge this committee and american people to support the attorney general as this matter proceeds, urge the congress to proceed such assistance as will be needed including providing the victims of those events the ability to participate. many surviving members of those killed that day have said after years of frustration it's time
they committed murder here in the united states and we'll seek justice here in the united states. they committed crimes of murder in our country, and we will prosecute them in our country. we're the most powerful nation on earth. we have a justice system that is the envy of the world. we will not be afraid. we will still go forward, and we will prosecute them. war crimes and crimes of terror and murder can successfully be prosecuted in our federal courts, and we've done it over and over and...
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states is taking. -- ininitiatives. there's $80 billion in the stimulus bill dedicated to renewables. he's going to make the case that even in the absence of legislation, this spending will reduce u.s. emissions. >> and joe hebert, you asked about india and china. what are you -- did you hear? >> i think the administration homes that if they can get india and china to commit to something and if they can show significant progress on that front in copenhagen it will help them come back in the spring and help them pass a bill in congress. one of the biggest criticisms that there is is why should we do something that's going to hurt us economically when china and independence ave, which are going to produce huge amounts of carbon dioxide are not doing single i think the administration, correctly or not, seems to think that it can get china to do things. in the same respect, i think he also has made clear that the administration is ready to do a little deal making in congress. maybe put a little more music -- nuclear into a
states is taking. -- ininitiatives. there's $80 billion in the stimulus bill dedicated to renewables. he's going to make the case that even in the absence of legislation, this spending will reduce u.s. emissions. >> and joe hebert, you asked about india and china. what are you -- did you hear? >> i think the administration homes that if they can get india and china to commit to something and if they can show significant progress on that front in copenhagen it will help them come...
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. >> kroft: so whatever foreign countries are doing to the united states, the united states is doing to them? >> lewis: we're in the top of the league. we are really good. and if you talk to the russians or the chinese, they say, "how can you complain about us when you do exactly the same thing?" it's a fair point with one exception: we have more to steal; we have more to lose. we're the place that depends on the internet. we've done the most to take advantage of it. we're the ones who've woven it into our economy, into our national security in ways that they haven't. so we are more vulnerable. >> kroft: even the country's most powerful weapons are targets. so technicians at the sandia national laboratories make their own microchips for nuclear weapons and other sophisticated systems. jim gosler, one of the fathers of cyber war, says most commercial chips are now made abroad and there are concerns that someone overseas could tamper with them. so you're worried about somebody being able to get in and reprogram a nuclear weapon or get inside and put something in there that would make i
. >> kroft: so whatever foreign countries are doing to the united states, the united states is doing to them? >> lewis: we're in the top of the league. we are really good. and if you talk to the russians or the chinese, they say, "how can you complain about us when you do exactly the same thing?" it's a fair point with one exception: we have more to steal; we have more to lose. we're the place that depends on the internet. we've done the most to take advantage of it. we're...
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with respect to the relationship of the united states and -- between the united states and pakistan's military, i think that there have probably been times in the past in which we were so single-minded lee focused on just military assistance in pakistan that we do not think more broadly about how to encourage and developin e kind of civil the security in pakistan that would affect the lives of the people every day. secretary clinton is doing a good job in trying to move forward -- where she? i thought she was around here somewhere. but anyway, she has done an excellent job in helping to focus our energies on the front as well. obviously, pakistan has an enormously important role in the security of the region by making sure that the extremist organizations that often operate out of its territories are dealt with effectively. and we have seen some progress. the pakistan -- the work that the pakistan military is doing in the swat valley and in south windsor a stand awaziristan indicate that -- in south waziristan indicates that they can have an effect on their security interests -- inter
with respect to the relationship of the united states and -- between the united states and pakistan's military, i think that there have probably been times in the past in which we were so single-minded lee focused on just military assistance in pakistan that we do not think more broadly about how to encourage and developin e kind of civil the security in pakistan that would affect the lives of the people every day. secretary clinton is doing a good job in trying to move forward -- where she? i...
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, united states, and russia to contain him. i think he was eminently containable and did terrible overall. nonetheless, because of this fear of nuclear weapons, sanctions were slapped on them during the 1990's which were the necessary cause more deaths in iraq than were killed in hiroshima and nagasaki combined. terrorism was beginning to be a problem both of these are put in two high order, of course, by 9/11, which said it was also massively exaggerated. i call a massive extrapolation. osama bin laden and al qaeda represented a fringe group of a fringe group in 2001. fairly desperately trying to keep their names on the map. they were rejected by most violent jihadists because they were crazy. they thought they were stupid and immoral. the texted 9/11 basically suggest that was the case and then a massive crackdown on al qaeda. al qaeda still continues to be persistent problem for some people. probably less than 200 people running around in pakistan, according to a fair number of analysts, including american and egyptian intel
, united states, and russia to contain him. i think he was eminently containable and did terrible overall. nonetheless, because of this fear of nuclear weapons, sanctions were slapped on them during the 1990's which were the necessary cause more deaths in iraq than were killed in hiroshima and nagasaki combined. terrorism was beginning to be a problem both of these are put in two high order, of course, by 9/11, which said it was also massively exaggerated. i call a massive extrapolation. osama...
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it's the growing population in the united states. a lot of those democrats, however, in congress right now are very moderate. a lot of them are not for comprehensive immigration reform. none want to take a vote on immigration right now. it is the new third rail of american politics. but obama made promises in that area and so did a lot of more liberal democrats. the hispanic caucus is growing in influence. i think that's kind of the next policy piece to explode in washington. host: our guests have been patricia murphy. the wsi attached to our website. also joining us, jillian bandies. again, their website attached to the c-span website as well. thank you for joining us. we're going to do a short bit of phones and then we're going to talk about bus service in the united states. we'll be right back. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> washington journal continues. >> host: if you want to weigh in on the short period of open phones, the numbers are on the bo
it's the growing population in the united states. a lot of those democrats, however, in congress right now are very moderate. a lot of them are not for comprehensive immigration reform. none want to take a vote on immigration right now. it is the new third rail of american politics. but obama made promises in that area and so did a lot of more liberal democrats. the hispanic caucus is growing in influence. i think that's kind of the next policy piece to explode in washington. host: our guests...
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i will give you the names of all our front companies in the united states." so, in terms of not only criminal intelligence, but sort of... you know, pure, i don't know, covert intelligence, goto represented a real find for the fbi. >> logan: so, the fbi made this deal. >> adelstein: and they gave him a special visa to come into the united states. >> logan: getting into the u.s. was one thing, but getting a liver transplant at a leading american medical center like ucla was something else altogether. what's the average waiting time for someone in california waiting for a liver-transplant? >> larry eisenberg: it's probably, realistically, three years. and it could be much longer. >> logan: not for tadamasa goto, who got a liver in just six weeks. california attorney larry eisenberg finds that surprising, especially since goto was number 80 on the waiting list. >> eisenberg: it should not be possible that an unsavory character from out of the country, with ties to organized crime, comes into the united states and gets a priority and obtains a transplant. >> loga
i will give you the names of all our front companies in the united states." so, in terms of not only criminal intelligence, but sort of... you know, pure, i don't know, covert intelligence, goto represented a real find for the fbi. >> logan: so, the fbi made this deal. >> adelstein: and they gave him a special visa to come into the united states. >> logan: getting into the u.s. was one thing, but getting a liver transplant at a leading american medical center like ucla...
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it's been suppressed the united states. and it's about the jewish influence in their society and interests that effects they're culture and way of life. i wish we would mind our own business and i wish israel would too and stay out of our government. thank you. guest: i think there's a lot of millionths and incorrect information about how lobbying works and how we get engaged. in this town the national rifle association are influential lobbies. groups that understand how to work in washington and promote they're point of view and they're effective. i think there's a very fine line and i think you may have crossed it between analyzing what's an effective lobby and actually becoming, i believe turning into antisemitiz m for jewish people if you go back 50, 70 years the reason why the united states and rest of the world recognizing israel and provided them with the opportunity rea&ly had nothing do with the nonexistent lobby and i believe the world is more complex than perhaps you're aing it to be. i think the united states ha
it's been suppressed the united states. and it's about the jewish influence in their society and interests that effects they're culture and way of life. i wish we would mind our own business and i wish israel would too and stay out of our government. thank you. guest: i think there's a lot of millionths and incorrect information about how lobbying works and how we get engaged. in this town the national rifle association are influential lobbies. groups that understand how to work in washington...
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in the united states. the dialogue of democracy is based on peace and prosperity, every time we meet the conversation is enriched. it has been an honor to host this under the auspices of the business council. my great things to come down a hole and the u.s. chamber of commerce for your hospitality today. -- and tom downholnohoe. the greatest things about our to you, mr. prime minister. the short history of indian democracy has its heroes as well. i think you should already be added to the number. in your quiet and modest way, first as the finance minister and now as the prime minister, you have done more than anyone to lift the indian people and to transform india from one stage of development to the next. india is now on a trajectory of more rapid growth. it now stands, in fact, as a critical engine of global growth, global security, and a model for democratic development. of course, that process is not yet complete, and today in your remarks you did not want for ambition. you set out eight and vicious gr
in the united states. the dialogue of democracy is based on peace and prosperity, every time we meet the conversation is enriched. it has been an honor to host this under the auspices of the business council. my great things to come down a hole and the u.s. chamber of commerce for your hospitality today. -- and tom downholnohoe. the greatest things about our to you, mr. prime minister. the short history of indian democracy has its heroes as well. i think you should already be added to the...
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states because one of these days, you will the president of the united states. if you ever get there, you will be sorry that you are there. the best day ever was the day that i left the white house. dodge the president is determined to make the house a home for his family. the home that they move into is a hundred and 45 years old and begin to show its age. >> when that truman came to see the white house on a two were -- a tour, she was appalled. she could not imagine living in that gloomy place. >> the roosevelt moved 13 van load of furniture. the place looked like a hotel that people had moved out of. it had begun to creep a lot and worry people. >> the wooden home is writing in is deemed a fire hazard. the first alteration detriment makes is to add an amenity -- the south portico is missing something seemed controversial during this time. located just off the oval room, the balcony is where the first family can come to relax while looking out over the south lawn. something president truman deemed essential. >> he wanted the balcony for convenience. they have
states because one of these days, you will the president of the united states. if you ever get there, you will be sorry that you are there. the best day ever was the day that i left the white house. dodge the president is determined to make the house a home for his family. the home that they move into is a hundred and 45 years old and begin to show its age. >> when that truman came to see the white house on a two were -- a tour, she was appalled. she could not imagine living in that...
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a hurricane that already made a mess in central america is closing in on the united states. you're going to hear what kind of trouble hurricane ida could be bringing. >>> is there a connection between the fort hood shooting suspect and 9/11 hijackers? no evidence yet but the fbi think there's reason enough to look into that. >>> plus a big question today for the supreme court. what punishment is too harsh for kids who commit crimes? >>> first, though, the u.s. gulf coast is about to get hit by the season's first atlantic hurricane, ida. a category one storm with 90-mile-an-hour winds. it made a mess in nicaragua and is due to make landfall near the alabama-mississippi state line tomorrow. louisiana already declared a state of emergency. >>> is it just me or does it seem like it's a surprise that it's november and we're just now getting our first storm from the atlantic? >> it is kind of odd. less than 5% of all tropical storms or hurricanes happen in the month of november during a season so it's odd but we're breaking the odds. this is updated within the last minute. winds a
a hurricane that already made a mess in central america is closing in on the united states. you're going to hear what kind of trouble hurricane ida could be bringing. >>> is there a connection between the fort hood shooting suspect and 9/11 hijackers? no evidence yet but the fbi think there's reason enough to look into that. >>> plus a big question today for the supreme court. what punishment is too harsh for kids who commit crimes? >>> first, though, the u.s. gulf...
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states a baseball stadium full of people die every year in the united states because they can't get health care. harry reid's bill does not take effect until 2014. that means more than 200,000 americans will die while the congress waits to do something. how out of touch can a congress the? hauck incompetent and dysfunctional canoy congress beat, a democratic party be when they allowed 200,000 americans to die while they do nothing? when medicare was passed it was put into effect within a year. why did delay? 200,000 deaths on the hands of the congress. i am going to turn to the economic impact and i want to put the health care bills into context of the economy that is what most, the real economy most americans are living through and there have been a number of studies that i think will highlight that. first the census cannot. the census found a widening income gap as the poor and working-class take a big hit on the recession. here is a report on it. recession has hit middle and ports families cardes wyden the income gap between the richest and poorest americans as rippling ravage ho
states a baseball stadium full of people die every year in the united states because they can't get health care. harry reid's bill does not take effect until 2014. that means more than 200,000 americans will die while the congress waits to do something. how out of touch can a congress the? hauck incompetent and dysfunctional canoy congress beat, a democratic party be when they allowed 200,000 americans to die while they do nothing? when medicare was passed it was put into effect within a year....
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states and have some sort of advantage over the united states, drives american decision making. this is the reason for the difficulty, a fear that the other side may get some sort of advantage and that they would exploit it. i am rather glad to say we were never put in a position to see whether the soviets would have exploited such an advantage, although the cuban missile crisis is a pretty close case, obviously. >> let me throw in a couple of other names. a member of the scientific advisory committee, the atomic energy commission, made the points along with some of his colleagues that the decision to go ahead with a larger-scale weapon was a good time to try once again to negotiate with the soviet union some sort of control over these weapons. that was not attempted. that was left to one side because the president basically took the advice of dean acheson and his joint chiefs. oppenheimer argued, i think correctly, that these weapons would be more dangerous to the united states, which has more major cities, then they would be to the soviet union, which has fewer cities. and the
states and have some sort of advantage over the united states, drives american decision making. this is the reason for the difficulty, a fear that the other side may get some sort of advantage and that they would exploit it. i am rather glad to say we were never put in a position to see whether the soviets would have exploited such an advantage, although the cuban missile crisis is a pretty close case, obviously. >> let me throw in a couple of other names. a member of the scientific...
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and the united states. ultimately, no matter what we do together, a will be ineffective if 95 percent of all growth of greenhouse gases in the next 40 years comes from developing countries, which is what is projected to happen. and so it will be necessary for us to create programs that make it possible to transfer these technologies to think in ways that will help the developing world, to make the same leap from today's technologies to the next generation in the same way that the breakthroughs that third world companies decided to just bypass wireline deployment and move to the cell phone deployment because you could go right to the villages and set up the cell phone towers. the same thing can happen here with the technologies that you are developing. because it would be a technologies that god has created. it will not be putting a man on the moon in trying to figure how to get him back. it is something more osage and that. it is capturing the power of the moon that affects the tides and using your technolo
and the united states. ultimately, no matter what we do together, a will be ineffective if 95 percent of all growth of greenhouse gases in the next 40 years comes from developing countries, which is what is projected to happen. and so it will be necessary for us to create programs that make it possible to transfer these technologies to think in ways that will help the developing world, to make the same leap from today's technologies to the next generation in the same way that the breakthroughs...